Let's move to Chislehurst, Greater London

Chislehurst – a one-town battle against the ghastliness of the modern world. Photograph: Alamy

What's going for it? Look on a map for Chislehurst and you'll find it suspended amid woodlands, lanes and commons in the great morass of south London, valiantly fending off Bromley one way and Sidcup the other in its one-town battle against the ghastliness of the modern world. One gets the impression Chislehurst still thinks it's in Kent. Indeed, memories are still fresh in these parts of the late 19th century, when Evil Developers were vanquished and Chislehurst's Great Wall of Greenery against the incoming tide was created. Today, its delusions of rusticity remain, maintained by its extreme leafery and cute cottaginess, sheep and cows grazing in Scadbury Park nature reserve, and eccentric caves. As architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner wrote: "No ordinary suburb." Though they wouldn't like that "s" word.

The case against Too cutesy for its own good. Rather uppity and chainy, too, all Prezzos and Cafe Rouges.

Well connected? By rail, 36 minutes to London Charing Cross, 27 to London Cannon Street (two to five an hour); Bickley, a bit farther out, is on the line to St Pancras (47 minutes, three or four an hour) or Victoria (33 minutes, one or two an hour). Road: just off the A20 dual carriageway to speed you to the M25 (15 minutes) and on.

Where to buy Just the place for those who want middle-class villageyness, but can't afford the usual spots in south-west London, nor south-east's Dulwich or Blackheath. Gorgeous if, for the area, expensive homes. Full range from 17th-century on; good show of Arts and Crafts. Twisty lanes in the heart, around Church Lane and Royal Parade; leafy avenues of detacheds between the green spaces, such as Holbrook Lane, Botany Bay Lane and Wilderness Road. Cheaper towards Bromley and amid Victorian terraces off the high street.

From the streets

Richard Piddock "It's the best of both worlds – London on your doorstep and surrounded by countryside. It's almost like an archetypal English village – duck ponds, a small common, a cricket club – yet with two good shopping areas: the high street and Royal Parade."

Lorraine Gatward "It has one of the latest trains back from London – the 00.50 – which means you can make a real night of it. Brilliant connections: Gatwick airport, the coast, Bluewater and the M25 are all very close. Much cheaper than some places such as nearby Blackheath."

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* This article was edited on 30 April 2012. In the original, one reader's entry referred to the 'Royal Arcade' shopping centre when its name is Royal Parade. This has been corrected.